I am going to try for 10 miles today, a tiny little build up to prep the legs for next weeks marathon. I won't be racing it, but I also want to actually finish it under 5 hours!

Legs were quite good yesterday on my 6 with 4 at MP. My Garmin is crap lately though. The pace for the last 2 days shows I'm going between 7 min/mile and 12 min/mile, consistently throughout the run. Umm, no I'm not at all, it's very smooth pace. Hope it's just sun spots or something, I do not trust the readout at all.

RA - I totally commiserate on the illness, one of those things you can't control.

Mdawg - is that really you? 47 degrees is perfect? Who are you and what have you done with Mdawg? I am looking forward to the time change too, I like gaining that hour of sleep.

One word. Brutal. Coughing early - lots of sinus drainage. Nice. Then chest got tight and I fell off the 3:00 pacer at mile 12 or so. After that I was holding sub 3:05, then I could barely hold BQ pace. Very disappointed but I gave it all I had - just not my day.

RA- I so respect that you gave it everything you had after having a crappy bout with sickness- you certainly did everything you could, it was out of your hands. Those variables, the ones we can't control- sickness, injury, weather, sure do stink. You need to rest now! Can I please have your time, and just sub out the 0 for a 2? I would be over the moon!

Mfam- HOw'd it go???

taylor- I'm running the full Savannah RnR marathon next Saturday, though I'm wishing it was only the half.

Mdawg- I'm laughing because I actually thought it was a little cold to run this morning- probably because I dressed in a tank and shorts with a visor and no gloves. I would have been fine with gloves.

Maureen- good luck with your 10

JMH- Did you get all the water out?

Badger- sounds like you have something going on today, but I'm not sure what!

Got in my last "long run". Pfitz said 12, but I said 9. I was tired. I know it's from this week's heavier gym schedule plus having to move off the 8 w/ 3 x 1 m @ 5k an extra day to Thurs- still felt the lag of that. I went ahead and arranged subs for my Tues and Wed classes and now I feel better that I'll only have to teach Monday. Thinking of skipping the 5 mi recovery run tomorrow, too, unless anyone here sees it as important. I won't be running Monday either because I am teaching an hour step class. Tuesday I'll do 5 w/ 2 at GMP, Wed, 3-4, and Th- 2-3. None on Friday, race Sat.

RA - I so relate. That illness thing is a killer, even if it's a week or more before and you believe things are fine. I think the lingering effects of the cold, aka boogers, are a sign that things are not well. And there's just nothing to do about it. Timing is everything in life, sometimes timing is not our friend.

But you still will get the good marathon endorphins, the consolation prize

We pretty much left once I collected myself after finishing. Had to check out and DD was cold. DW drove home (taking years off my life). My feet hurt but my legs don't feel too bad... now. Will be watching the NYCM (lots of friends running) early then unpacking the remainder of our boxes. Fun!

RA- congrats to you. Some people (like me) can only dream of a marathon time like 3:05. Don't forget you have had a lot of things going on. The stress of moving and not feeling well is a lot. I was waiting for you at the start. I thought I was pacing you

My one word to describe Indy was torture. It was amazing weather, great course, well organized and all that good stuff. I was working really hard from start to finish. Faded from the 3:50 pace group at 16, and went downhill from there. Finished in 4:07, worst time in 4 years. My goal was to run three marathons this year, so I am happy with that, but..... We also packed up and left right after. My best marathon this year was Kenosha, coming off less than ideal winter training. Back to the drawing board. I hate finishing a marathon and feeling disappointed. Although my 9 year old dd probably said it best "mom, sorry, but know one cares how long it takes you to finish a race"

ebunny- I am also amazing how much you run and everything you do at the gym. You are superwoman.

Mfam - great words from you child. I remember discussing all these times with my co-workers before a race, what my goals were. One of them finally said, "you could say it took you 5 hours to finish and we would say 'wow that's a great time'" the average citizen just has no concept of times on a marathon.

It means so much to us, but when I said that I was so disappointed in a half last March, I missed a PR by 1 full minute, I wasn't even close, they were baffled by that, "only 1 minute???"

Maureen: maybe it's the Southern California smog that affects your garmin, or is that just in LA.

Jmh: Spartan's kicked butt. -49 yards rushing for Michigan.

Taylorma: enjoy the 13 on Sunday

Mini: your probably just going to happy hour at this hour. I didn't even know Badger was running this weekend.

Ebunny: I usually jumble my last week of training as well.

RA: always good to have a Designated Driver after a marathon. Maybe you can parlay it avoid unpacking

RD: bad news about Broncos' coach Fox. heart attack???

Mfam: I didn't realize this was your 3rd marathon this year. Great job!

Got in my 18 (14 at MP 7:34 avg pace) this morning. Took awhile to find the pace without a Garmin. First mile at 7:12, the next mile at 7:42, then settled in. Wind played havoc with my paces as well. All in all it was a good confidence booster. SRD on Sunday.

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